Hanger



June 25, 1935. c. E. SHARPE 2,006,033

HANGER Original Filed April 25, 1933 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS Patented June 25, 1935 PATENT OFFICE HANGER Charles E. Sharpe, Kenmore, N. Y.

Application April 25, 1933, Serial No. 667,873 Renewed November 21, 1934 2 Claims.

This invention relates to hat hangers and has for the primary object, the provision of a device of the above stated character which will efilciently support a hat by engaging the crown thereof so as not to disarrange or affect the shape of the hat and will permit the latter to be easily and quickly applied and removed therefrom and is so constructed that it may be conveniently applied between the garment rail and wall of a closet directly above each garment hook of the rail so that the hat belonging to a. garment or the garments and hats owned by different persons may be closely associated and kept segregated from one another and in a position whereby they may be easily obtained when desired.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a hat hanger constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view device.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the hangers associated with a garment rail of a wall.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a hanger supporting a mans soft hat.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the hanger supporting a ladys hat or a hat with a curved and non-creased crown.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates spaced supporting members formed integrally with a hat engaging element 2 and have their free ends flattened, as shown at 3, to facilitate the insertion of the members I between a wall and a garment rail 4 and preferably adjacent to or above a garment hook 5 on the rail.

illustrating the The members I converge towards their ends which are attached or formed integrally with the hatengaging portion and said members I when applied to the rail 4 incline outwardly from the wall to which the rail is applied so that a hat positioned upon the member 2 will be supported away from the wall and above the rail.

The hat engaging member 2 is arcuately curved from end to end to conform to the contour of the crown of a hat as shown in Figure 6 and the sides 6 of the member 2 are curved inwardly towards each other to form gripping portions 1 between which are received the creased portion 8 of a mans soft hat as shown in Figure 5. The hats described when positioned on the member 2 'will retain their proper shape and may be easily and conveniently removed from the member 2 when desired.

The hanger described is constructed from a single length of resilient material bent first upon itself to form the hat engaging member 2 and then twisted about itself toform an attaching portion 9 and then bent to form the supporting members.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A hanger comprising connected diverging supporting members having their free ends flattened, a hat engaging member formed integrally with the supporting members and including end and side portions with said side portions curved towards each other and arcuately curved throughout their length.

2. A hanger comprising a single length of material bent upon itself and twisted together to form attaching portions and a hat engaging portion arranged substantially at right angles to said attaching portions and including side and end members, said side members being arcuately curved and converging towards each other intermediate the ends thereof.

CHARLES E. SHARPE. 

